Narcissus Geyser is a geyser

Geyser

A geyser is a spring characterized by intermittent discharge of water ejected turbulently and accompanied by a vapour phase . The word geyser comes from Geysir, the name of an erupting spring at Haukadalur, Iceland; that name, in turn, comes from the Icelandic verb geysa, "to gush", the verb...

 in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho...

 in the United States

United States

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. Narcissus Geyser is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this group are Bead Geyser

Bead Geyser

Bead Geyser is a fountain-type geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Bead Geyser is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this groups are Box Spring, Dilemma Geyser, Labial Geyser, Narcissus Geyser, Pink Geyser, and Pink Cone Geyser. Eruptions of...

, Box Spring

Box Spring

Box Spring is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Box Spring is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this groups are Bead Geyser, Dilemma Geyser, Labial Geyser, Narcissus Geyser, Pink Geyser, and Pink Cone Geyser. Eruptions of Box Spring...

, Dilemma Geyser

Dilemma Geyser

Dilemma Geyser is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Dilemma Geyser is part of the Pink Cone complex...

, Labial Geyser

Labial Geyser

Labial Geyser is a cone-type geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Labial Geyser is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this groups are Bead Geyser, Box Spring, Dilemma Geyser, Narcissus Geyser, Pink Geyser, and Pink Cone Geyser.Eruptions of...

, Pink Geyser

Pink Geyser

Pink Geyser is a fountain-type geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Pink Geyser is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this groups include Bead Geyser, Box Spring, Dilemma Geyser, Labial Geyser, Narcissus Geyser, and Pink Cone Geyser.Eruptions...

, and Pink Cone Geyser

Pink Cone Geyser

Pink Cone Geyser is a cone-type geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. It is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this groups include Bead Geyser, Box Spring, Dilemma Geyser, Labial Geyser, Narcissus Geyser, and Pink Geyser.Eruptions last 1.5 to...

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History

During the 1880s, members of the The Hague Party

Arnold Hague

Arnold Hague was a United States geologist who did many geological surveys in the U.S., of which the best known was that for Yellowstone National Park. He also had assignments in China and Guatemala. He became a member of the U. S...

 named Narcissus Geyser. In Greek mythology, Narcissus

Narcissus

Narcissus may refer to:Biology* Narcissus , a genus containing daffodils and othersPeople* Narcissus , Greek mythological character* Narcissus , assassin of the Roman emperor Commodus...

was renowned for his beauty. He was overly prideful, and disdained those who loved him. As divine punishment he fell in love with his own reflection in a pool, not realizing it was merely an image. He wasted away to death, being unable to leave that which he loved.

Eruptions

Narcissus Geyser has minor and major eruptions. Minor eruptions last 5 to 8 minutes and are 20 feet (6.1 m) high. Major eruptions last up to 15 minutes and are 15 feet (4.6 m) high. The interval between eruptions is and 6 hours.

This geyser is the hardest to see in the Pink Cone Group as it is located furthest from the road and is partially screened by trees. Its cone is the same pink color as Pink and Pink Cone Geysers indicating that they may be tied together though they do not seem to interact.